http://en.redtram.com/ india-defence.com Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:05:23 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 163283 | Indian Army Chief to Visit United Kingdom http://en.redtram.com/go/149166101/top100/ 149166101 Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor, is undertaking a four days tour to UK from 01 to 04 September 2008. India shares good bilateral and strategic relations with UK that are multifaceted and have been strengthened over the years with regular Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:50:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149166101/top100/ 163276 | Indian Navy Proposes Naval Patrols Along the Waters of Somalia http://en.redtram.com/go/149166102/top100/ 149166102 In the wake of recent hijacks of ships on the Somalia coast and the threat to shipping line, Indian Navy has sent a proposal to the Indian government of having regular patrols in the Somalia waters, on the line of Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:50:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149166102/top100/ 163276 | Counter Maoist Special Forces to be Asembled to Tackle Naxal Menace http://en.redtram.com/go/149166100/top100/ 149166100 Nearly a year after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had described Left-wing extremism as a "virus", the government has given the green signal to raise a 10,000-strong special anti-Naxal force COBRA.The nod to the Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA), under Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:50:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149166100/top100/ 163282 | Government Urges Private Sector to Invest in Defense Research, Development http://en.redtram.com/go/148827145/top100/ 148827145 Indian industry will have to step up investments in R&D in order to meet the requirements of the country's armed forces, defence minister AK Antony said here. These investments, the minister said, are necessary for companies to enhance their technological Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:54:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148827145/top100/ 163282 | IndAir 2008: Seminar on Indigenisation and Modernisation of Indian Air Force http://en.redtram.com/go/148567560/top100/ 148567560 In the face of rapid technological advancements and induction of new generation equipment in Indian Air Force, indigenization and modernization of maintenance infrastructure has assumed a very significant role.IAF is on look out for modern repair facilities right from tools, Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:13:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148567560/top100/ 163283 | Indian Army General to Take Control of Strategic Nuclear Command http://en.redtram.com/go/148215792/top100/ 148215792 For the first time, an Indian Army General is set to take over command of the country's strategic forces and nuclear arsenal.Lt-Gen Balraj Singh Nagal will take over command of the country's strategic forces and nuclear arsenal, an official announcement Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:50:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148215792/top100/ 164083 | India-Bangladesh Border: Nearly Sixty Illegals Killed Over Last Six Months http://en.redtram.com/go/148092710/top100/ 148092710 A total of 59 people have been killed trying to cross the border between India and Bangladesh illegally in the last six months, a senior Indian officer said on Sunday. Ashish Kumar Mitra, director-general of India's Border Security Force (BSF), Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:54:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148092710/top100/ 163283 | Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar to Take Over as Commander in Chief Andaman & Nicobar on September 30th 2008 http://en.redtram.com/go/148092711/top100/ 148092711 Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar, presently the Commander in Chief of Strategic Force Command is likely to take over as Commander in Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command on 30 Sep 08. He takes over from Air Marshal S Radhakrishnan.Vice Admiral Vijay Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:54:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148092711/top100/ 163277 | Exercise Red Flags: Indian Air Force Su 30 MKI Fighters Operated with Handicaps http://en.redtram.com/go/147870154/top100/ 147870154 India's elite fighter jocks are in Nevada to spar with the best American, South Korean and French pilots at the Red Flag exercise. But the Indian Air Force (IAF) is fighting with its hands tied. Why? To protect the secrets Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:52:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/147870154/top100/ 163277 | Exercise Red Flag: Despite 50 Degrees Celsius Tarmac Temperatures, Air Force Technicians Maintain High Avaliabity of Aircraft http://en.redtram.com/go/147403958/top100/ 147403958 Despite scorching heat and average tarmac temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius during flying hours, IAF technicians ensured a very high availability of aircraft for all exercise related requirements, during exercise Red Flag at Air Force base, Nevada, USA. The exercise Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:08:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/147403958/top100/ 163277 | Malabar 2008 Preview: U.S. Navy to Field Super Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan, USS Springfield http://en.redtram.com/go/146972102/top100/ 146972102 The United States navy will field its most-powerful warships led by the latest nuclear-powered super-carrier USS Ronald Reagan and nuclear submarine USS Springfield in a new range of war games in the Arabian sea from October 15, a naval official Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:01:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146972102/top100/ 163283 | Indian Army Begins Air dropping Relief Material in Flood Hit Bihar http://en.redtram.com/go/146664117/top100/ 146664117 With swollen rivers continuing to cause devastation in 11 districts of Bihar, an army helicopter today began airdropping relief material in the worst-hit Supaul district of the Kosi region.Nearly 700,000 people in Muzaffarpur, Supaul, Saharsa, Madhepura, Katihar, Araria, Khagaria, Sheikhpura, Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:54:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146664117/top100/ 163279 | Terrorist Organizations Openly Resume Operations in Karachi, Pakistan http://en.redtram.com/go/146537512/top100/ 146537512 Militant groups that were banned during the tenure of former President Pervez Musharraf, have again become active and reopened their offices in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi.The Lashker-e-Taiba, which was renamed Jamaat-ud-Dawa after it was outlawed, had an Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:26:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146537512/top100/ 163282 | U.S. Upgrades to Pakistan Air Force Worrisome says Indian Air Force Chief http://en.redtram.com/go/146537511/top100/ 146537511 The Indian Air Force does not see the reported modernization and upgrading of neighboring Pakistan's Air Force as a threat, but it is "worrisome", India's Air Chief Marshal F H Major said today."India does not see it as a threat, Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:26:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146537511/top100/ 163282 | United States Approves Delivery of T-37 Jets to Pakistan Air Force http://en.redtram.com/go/146537510/top100/ 146537510 The US has approved the delivery of 20 T-37 refurbished jet trainer aircraft to Pakistan's air force. The American government is providing the used aircraft free of cost to Pakistan, which will only have to bear the shipment costs. The Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:26:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146537510/top100/ 163283 | PASSEX 2008: Japanese naval ships to visit India from Aug. 23-26 http://en.redtram.com/go/146128328/top100/ 146128328 To strengthen security and strategic ties, two guided missile destroyers and one training ship of Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force will take part in an exercise with Indian Navy from August 23-26 on the western seaboard. On August 26 they will Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:14:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146128328/top100/ 163282 | BrahMos Hopes for Orders Worth 10 billion US Dollars by 2018 http://en.redtram.com/go/146128330/top100/ 146128330 The Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace hopes to bag global orders worth USD 10 billion for its BrahMos cruise missiles in the coming decade, a top official here said.After successfully working on the contracts for the Indian Navy and Army, Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:14:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146128330/top100/ 163283 | Indian warships engage French, African navies in Indian Ocean http://en.redtram.com/go/146128332/top100/ 146128332 To further the naval ties with countries in West Asia and Africa and to make its presence felt in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India's warships are currently on two-month-long deployment in the Red Sea and along the east coast Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:14:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/146128332/top100/ 163282 | Russia Finally Agrees to Full Transfer of Technology of T-90 Tanks to India http://en.redtram.com/go/145905429/top100/ 145905429 The Russian Federation has finally agreed to transfer key technology for the advanced T-90 tanks enabling Indian armament factories to now go ahead with production of these weapon platforms indigenously."Russians have finally agreed to supply specifications of the T-90 tank Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:01:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/145905429/top100/ 163282 | Indian Army Places US Dollar 2 billion Worth Orders for BrahMos Super Sonic Cruise Missiles http://en.redtram.com/go/145905428/top100/ 145905428 The Indian army has placed a two billion dollar (1.36 billion euro) order for cruise missiles from the Russo-Indian company BrahMos, the news agencies said Tuesday. "The order by the Indian armed forces comes to two billion dollars," the firm's Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:01:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/145905428/top100/